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Flank Openings
IOA00.IOIrregular Openings without
1.d4, 1.e4, b3, c4, f4 and Nf3 ▶
LAA01.LALarsen's Opening
1.b3 ▶
ENA02.ENEnglish Opening
1.c4 ▶
BIA03.BIBird's Opening
1.f4 ▶
REA04.RERéti Opening
1.Nf3 ▶

King's Defences 1.e4 without ...e5
IKB00.IKIrregular King's Defences
1.e4 a5, a6, b6, f5, f6, g5, h5, h6, Na6, Nh6 ▶
SIB01.SISicilian Defence
1.e4 c5 ▶
CKB02.CKCaro-Kann Defence
1.e4 c6 ▶
SCB03.SCScandinavian Defence
1.e4 d5 ▶
PIB04.PIPirc Defence
1.e4 d6 (2.d4 Nf6) ▶
FRB05.FRFrench Defence
1.e4 e6 ▶
ROB06.RORobatsch Defence
1.e4 g6 ▶
PTB07.PTPterodactyl Defence
1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 ▶
NDB08.NDNimzowitsch Defence
1.e4 Nc6 ▶
ALB09.ALAlekhine Defence
1.e4 Nf6 ▶

Open Games 1.e4 e5
KPC00.KPKing's Pawn Game
1.e4 e5 ▶
BSC01.BSBishop's Opening
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 ▶
CGC02.CGCenter Game
1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 ▶
KDC03.KDKing's Gambit Declined
1.e4 e5 2.f4 without exf4 ▶
KAC04.KAKing's Gambit Accepted
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 ▶
VIC05.VIVienna Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 ▶
KNC06.KNKing's Knight Opening
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 ▶
PHC07.PHPhilidor Defence
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 ▶
RLC08.RLRuy Lopez Opening
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 ▶
ITC09.ITItalian Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 ▶
GIC10.GIGiuoco Piano Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 ▶
EVC11.EVEvans Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 ▶
TWC12.TWTwo Knights Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 ▶
POC13.POPonziani Opening
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 ▶
SGC14.SGScotch Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 ▶
THC15.THThree Knights Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 ▶
FOC16.FOFour Knights Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 ▶
RUC17.RURussian Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 ▶

Closed Games 1.d4 d5
QPD00.QPQueen's Pawn Game
1.d4 d5 ▶
QDD01.QDQueen's Gambit Declined
1.d4 d5 2.c4 without dxc4 ▶
QAD02.QAQueen's Gambit Accepted
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 ▶
SLD03.SLSlav Defence
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 ▶
BLD04.BLBlackmar-Diemer Gambit
1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 ▶
TAD05.TATarrasch Defence
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 (4.cxd5 exd5) ▶
SED06.SESemi-Slav Defence
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 ▶

Queen's Defences 1.d4 without ...d5
IQE00.IQIrregular Queen's Defences
1.d4 without ...c5, d5, e5, f5, g6, Nf6 ▶
OBE01.OBOld Benoni Defence
1.d4 c5 ▶
EGE02.EGEnglund Gambit
1.d4 e5 ▶
DUE03.DUDutch Defence
1.d4 f5 ▶
MOE04.MOModern Defence
1.d4 g6 ▶
INE05.INIndian Game
1.d4 Nf6 ▶
BEE06.BEBenoni Defence
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 ▶
BGE07.BGBenko Gambit
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 ▶
MBE08.MBModern Benoni
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 ▶
OIE09.OIOld Indian Defence
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 ▶
BUE10.BUBudapest Defence
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 ▶
CAE11.CACatalan Opening
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 ▶
NIE12.NINimzo-Indian Defence
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 ▶
BOE13.BOBogo-Indian Defence
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ ▶
QIE14.QIQueen's Indian Defence
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 ▶
KIE15.KIKing's Indian Defence
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 ▶
GRE16.GRGrunfeld Defence
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5. Neo Grunfeld 3.g3 d5 ▶

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